This year, a luncheon hosted by the Women's Refugee Commission focused on the need to protect and empower displaced adolescent girls -- one of the most vulnerable groups within a refugee setting.
More than 1,500 prisoners are currently observing an open-ended hunger strike in defense of basic human rights. Is it possible that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton could say a few words about this situation?
Business as usual is changing. Or at least the way business leaders think about philanthropy is changing.
The training manual for 'Donut Dollies' instructed young women to present themselves as reminders of girlfriends, wives and sisters waiting back home for soldiers in Vietnam.
Domestic abuse in the military is the best kept secret and is a silent tragedy. Due to frequent moves, the majority of military families live on one income. Their only source of financial security for the family is the active duty soldier.
A girl who broke both her legs and lost most of her left hand under the rubble is still fighting for her dream: to become a nurse.
Greeks have survived countless sieges and trials. They became experts at concocting the most delicious meals with the most rudimentary of ingredients. Let's hope we have not lost the knack, because food aid may be slower to arrive this time around.
In a makeshift medical station in Burleson's Senior Center on Thursday, Char Smith clenches and continuously squeezes a rubber ball in her palm. She...
Curtis shows how easy upgrades like grilled prosciutto, an herb mixture and homemade ketchup make burgers into a gourmet treat.
I am in Bangkok and have been very impressed with the work our local team is doing in delivering needed supplies to people that are still living in wa...
If you've ever looked at grocery store labels (grapes from Chile, apple juice from China, rice from Thailand) you know the global food supply system is complex. With climate change, there will be winners and losers.
Where has the money raised for Haiti gone? What about the Red Cross? What about the U.S. government? What about the money raised in France, Canada and across the world? What about the pledges to the UN? Where is the money?
As the hunger strike enters its second week, the Palestinian population in the big prison -- the West Bank and Gaza -- is expressing solidarity and support for inmates.
Send all your eco-inquiries to Jennifer Grayson at eco.etiquette@gmail.com. Questions may be edited for length and clarity. After [yesterday's] East ...
Late this afternoon, Emily was downgraded as it made its way north, away from the country. This time around, the hundreds of thousands of IDPs were lucky. But what about the next hurricane?
Ten years ago on September 11, most New Yorkers fled lower Manhattan in horror as the first World Trade Center tower collapsed in a paroxysm of glass, metal and fire. Not Alison Thompson.